Toy track



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March 18 1924,

H. S CHEIBERT TOY TRACK Filed Nov. 2, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 RUDOLPH SCH EIBERT Wit? PATENT RUDOLPH H. SCHEIBERT, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO NANCY G. SHELTON, OF COVINGTON, KENTUCKY,

MCCLANAHAN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

TOY TRACK.

Application filed November 2, 1922. Serial No. 598,679.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUDOLPH H. Sol-Int- BERT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Tracks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to portable toy tracks which are adapted to be placed in any desired location for the purpose of amusement.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, eflicient, economical and automatically operated educational toy which may be used in display windows and elsewhere to amuse children and others.

My invention consists in toy main tracks and sidings mounted on suitable ties and having a series of automatic switches with means for electrically charging said tracks together with means whereby trains on said tracks headed in opposite directions will automatically start and stop at the proper times upon the respective side tracks to permit the car upon the main track to pass it.

My invention also consists in the parts and in the combination and arrangement of parts as herein set forth and claimed.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my novel toy tracks showing an engine on a siding headed in one direction and an engine on the main track going in the opposite direction;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of'one of the electric control levers;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of one of the automatic track switches;

Fig. 4 isa plan view of the track showing the throw of the automatic switches;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the main track and siding and one of the electric contacts; and

Fig. 6 is a plan and horizontal section of one of the electric switches.

In the embodiment of my invention as illustrated and which shows a preferred construction I provide an endless main track 1 with side tracks 2 and 3. Main track 1 comprises positive rail 4 and negative rail 5 which are supplied with electric current from a suitable source through conductors 6 and 7 respectively. Side track 2 comprises positive rail 4' and negative rail 5, and side track 3 comprises positive rail 4" and negain Fig. 2.

tive rail 5". V Positive rail 4 of side track 2 is supplied with electric current from positive rail 4 of main track 1 through conductor 18, electric switch 8 and conductor 19 when said switch is in closed position. Positive rail 4 of side track 3 is supplied with electric current from positive rail 4 of main track 1 through conductor 18, electric switch 9 and conductor 19 when said switch is in closed position. Positive rails 4 and 4" of the side tracks, respectively, are slightly separated or spaced apart at 10, 11, 12 and 13 in order to control the current of electricity of said rails independently of the current in main track positive rail 4. I

Electric switches 8 and 9 comprise piv oted electric switch levers 14 and 14' having U-shaped switch plugs 15 and 15', respectively, embedded therein and mounted in insulation 16 and adapted to make or break contact with terminal switch sockets 17 and 17 respectively, which are connected to said electric conductors-18 and 18 respectively leading from positive rail 4 and electric conductors 19 and 19' respectively, leading to positive rails 44 and 4" respectively. Terminal switch socket 17" is connected te electric wire 18 leading from positive rail 4 of main track 1 and to electric wire 19 leading from positiverail 4 of side track 2 Wire cable 20 is connected atone end to a post on the free end of electric switch lever 14 and at the other end to car operated lever 21 pivotally mounted on support 22 attached to tie 23. Wire cable 24 is connected at one end to a post on electric switch lever 14 and at the other end to car operated lever 25 pivotally mounted and supported as shown Wire cable 26 is connected at one end to a post on electric switch lever 14' and at the other end to car operated switch lever 27 pivotally mounted and supported as shown in Fig. 2. Wire cable 28 is connected to a post on'the free end of electric switch lever 14' and at the other end to car operated switch lever 29'pivotally mounted and supported as shown in Fig. 2.

In the layout as illustrated each side track is provided with a split switch at each end having pivotally mounted switch points 30, 30', 30", 30' respectively, adapted to be held in the desired relation relative to the main track rails by springs 31, respectively.

To properly operate my invention it is AND ONE-FOURTH TO OORA A.

necessary to have two engines or trains as shown in Fig. l headed in opposite directions, as for instance, engine B on side track 2 is stopped until engine A on main track 1 throws car operated lever 25 which in turn closes electric switch 8 thereby charging positive rail 4 which puts engine B in motion. After engine B is started it passes through split switch 30 onto main track 1 at the same time throwing car operated lever 21 which disengages electric switch 8 there by breaking the electric connection between positive rail 4: of main track 1 and positive rail 4' of side track 2 thus leaving said side track 2 uncharged or dead so that engine B will come to a stop the next time upon entering said side track. After engine A has thrown car operated lever 25 it passes through split switch 30 onto side track 8 which is non-charged, thereby causing said engine to stop. Engine A, standing on side track 3 is put into motion by engine B throwing car operated lever 29 which closes electric switch 9 thereby electrically connecting positive rail 4 of main track 1 with positive rail 4c" of side track 3. After engine A is put into motion it passes through split switch 30 and at the same time it throws car operated lever 27 which disengages electric switch 9 thereby leaving side track 3 uncharged or dead so as to bring engine A, to a stop upon entering said side track the next time.

It will be seen that by this construction engine B will make one trip around main track 1 and onto side track 2, and at the same time engine A will make one trip around main track 1 and onto side track 3 and so on continuously until the electric current is turned off.

lVhile I have illustrated and described a preferred construction of my invention it will be apparent that it is capable of considerable modification without departing from the scope or spirit thereof as defined in the claims.

lVhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In toy tracks. an endless main track having a positive rail and a negative rail, said rails connected to a source of electricity, side tracks each having a switch at each end. said side tracks each having a negative rail and a divided positive rail and each having an electric switch. a conductor leading from the main positive rail to each switch and from each switch to the positive rail of the side track. a car operated lever at each end of each switch and a cable connectingeach electric switch lever with the car operated lever at each end of the switch, cars on said tracks headed in opposite directions and means on said cars adapted to engage and throw said car operated switch levers.

2. In toy tracks, an endless main track ha ing a positive rail and a negative rail, said rails connected to a source of electricity, side tracks each having a switch at each end. means to automatically operate said swi t-hes, said side tracks each having a divided posi ive rail, an electric switch for each side track comprising a double terminal socl-r-et, a pivotally mounted lever, a ti-shaped switch plug mounted therein, and insulated therefrom and adapted to coact with said double socket to open or close the circuit.

3. in to tracks, an endless main track having;- a positive rail and a negative rail, said rai onnected to a source of electricity, a plurality of side tracks operatively connected to said main track and each side track having a positive rail and a negative rail, the positive rail of each side track having a separate or spaced apart section,

a conductor leading from the main positive rail to each separate section, an electric s itch interposed in said conductor,- each switch having a lever, a car operated lever at each end of each switch, a cable connectone of said car operated levers to said electric switch lever and a cable connecting said electric switch lever to the other car operated lever for each switch and a plurality "of carS headed in opposite directions and each having means adapted to trip said levers and which open said switches, respeclively, and means for automatically opening the switch to cause the car to traverse the main track. I

4:. In toy tracks, an endless main track having positive rail and a negative rail, said rails connected to a source of electricity, side tracks each having a switch at each end, each side track having a negative rail and a positive rail which latter rail has a divided or separated section, a conductor leading from said positive rail to said divided section. a switch interposed in said conductor and having a lever, a cable connected to the end of said lever and to the car operated lever adjacent one end of said switch and a cable connected to the intermediate part of said lever and to the car operated lever at the other end of said switch, a plurality of trains on said tracks headed. in opposite directions, means on said trains adapted to operate levers at the ends of said switches, whereby said electric switch is opened and closed to cause said trains to alternately traverse and stop on the sidetrack and to again pass from the side track to the main track.

5. In toy tracks, an endless main track having a positive rail and a negative rail, said rails connected to a source of electricity, said tracks each having a switch at each end, said side tracks each having a negative rail and a positive rail, part of which latter has a separate section, a pair of car operated levers at the respective ends of said switches on opposite sides of the main track and a cable from each of said car operated levers to the switch lever whereby when the car passes either of said car operated levers it will throw the same to open or close the electric switch as the case may be.

6. In toy tracks, an endless main track having a positive rail and a negative rail, said rails connected to a source of electricity, side tracks operatively connected to said main track and each having a negative rail and a positive rail, said positive rail having a separate section, a car operated lever on one side of the main track adjacent the end of the side track and a car operated lever on the other side of said main track adjacent the other end of said side track, an electric switch. for each side track comp-rising a terminal socket, a conductor leading from the positive main rail to said terminal socket and a conductor leading from said terminal socket to the positive separate section of the side track, a lever having a switch plug mounted thereon adapted to engage and disengage said socket, a cable leading from said lever to one of said car operated levers and a cable leading from said lever to the.

other car operated lever.

RUDOLPH H. SCHEIBERT. 

